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LAHORE: Bangladesh fast bowler Shoriful Islam achieved a major milestone on Wednesday during the series opening match against Pakistan here at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Shoriful Islam clinched his 50th wicket in T20 cricket after taking the prized wicket of Fakhar Zaman for just one run.
With this wicket, Shoriful registered his name in Bangladesh’s history books, becoming only the fourth bowler to claim 50 or more wickets in the T20I format.
He joined an elite group, featuring former captain Shakib Al Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, and Taskin Ahmed.
Most T20I Wickets for Bangladesh:
Shakib Al Hasan – 149 wickets
Mustafizur Rahman – 134 wickets
Taskin Ahmed – 82 wickets
Shoriful Islam – 50* wickets
Opting to bat first, Pakistan posted 201 runs on the board for the loss of seven wickets in their 20 overs, thanks to Salman Ali Agha and Shadab Khan’s knocks.
At the time this story was filed, Bangladesh were 88-2 in 10.4 overs.
Pakistan Bangladesh Playing XIs
Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Litton Das (capt), Towhid Hridoy, Mahedi Hasan, Jaker Ali (wk), Shamim Hossain, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam
Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris (wk), Salman Agha (capt), Hasan Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Khushdil Shah, Faheem Ashraf, Hassan Ali, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
Pakistan-Bangladesh T20I series schedule:
28 May – 1st T20I, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
30 May – 2nd T20I, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
1 June – 3rd T20I, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
READ: Salman, Shadab knocks power Pakistan to 201 against Bangladesh
